The former Bury
manager, who played prominent roles for Blackpool and Stockport County during
his playing career in the 1990s, most recently managed Southport after four and
a half years as director of football at Welsh Premier side Airbus UK Broughton.
Before his spell in
Wales, the 51-year-old was Vermiglio's manager at Northwich Victoria.
“When I played for
Andy at Northwich I really liked the way he worked,” he told chorleyfc.com.
“He’s a manager really, so we weren’t sure he’d be interested, but when he said
he was we couldn’t wait to get him on board.
“It’s important to
have someone you trust who is able to fit in quickly and help develop what we
already have at the football club. We felt having at least three people in the
team was a minimum requirement, so with Andy coming in to help Smudge and
myself I feel we’ve got a lot of experience to draw from going forward.”
Preece exciting
about joining up ahead of the new campaign: “Jamie played for me at Northwich
and we’ve kept in touch ever since.
“We always chat
about football and like to see how each other is doing, so I was very
interested to be involved when he asked me.
“He’s an infectious
character and someone I think will do really well as a manager. I’ve seen many
games at Chorley and I can’t wait for the season to start now. The role might
take a bit of getting used to, but I’m extremely happy to be on board". |